The beginning

I opened my eyes and found myself in a strange coffin which was stuck between a strange tree wondering as it opened its doors "How did I end up like this.....where is everybody"?

This is my story

My name is Lucy and I was once a happy girl living with my parents.I found myself lucky to have such nice people around me...but so did I thought, fate had other plans for me.

My parents mysteriously died when I was 5 and I went to live with my aunt Matilda and my uncle Johnathan known as the Smiths. Everyone loved them because they were kind and humble but I know what I had suffered for the last 10 years. they were not as everyone told me. they were wicked and full of themselves.

they even had a daughter who was around my age and her name was Macy. Both mother and daughter were alike and did not have any mercy. They made me live in a cramped attic which was dusty and a home to insects.

I always wondered how I survived that hellhole for the past 10 years. They gave me leftovers as a meal and made me work like a maid in the house.Macy was a spoiled girl who wanted everything in the world and had the worst attitude among them.

It was my 15th birthday I held a small cake in my hand wishing myself happy birthday alone every year. I blew the candle wishing for a day where there will be no one and only I will stay with the people I love.Suddenly a strong bolt of thunder passed down in our yard. It shook the whole house and when I peeped through my small window I saw a big hole which was caused by the lightning. I quickly rushed down to see what happened. The Smiths came down with me in their pajamas and were shocked to see what happened."My roses!"I cried.

"What's the point in crying now. They are gone and who cares for those good for nothing plants". Uncle Johnathan replied.

"Yea besides who would care for such lowly plants "Macy said.I was so pissed at them and at the same time heartbroken because they were the only things that I loved.

"Whatever let's just go back to sleep". Aunt Matilda commented. They all went back, but I couldn't help feeling bad for them. I was about to go something shiny caught my eye.

I went near that hole and found a small rock tablet and it looked like there was some writing on it. I picked it and wiped the dust of it and to my surprise I could read it. "Eligius" I read it out loud and all of a sudden it started to shine. It was so blinding that I did notice when it disappeared from my hands. I looked around for it wondering if I might have dropped it but couldn't find it.

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